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Jumeirah benefits from tourism growth in Dubai

June 16, 2016 • admin
Jumeirah Group, the worldwide luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced its performance within the first quarter of 2013 and its mid-term growth strategy. During the 1st quarter of 2013, average occupancy in Jumeirah’s portfolio of hotels has increased by nine per cent globally, in comparison to a similar period in 2012. In a similar period the typical daily rate rose by nine per cent and the revenue per available room, an industry standard for measuring performance, rose by 22 per cent. The performance data is predicated on hotels that had greater than 18 months of operations. Speaking on the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference in Dubai, Gerald Lawless, president, Jumeirah Group, said: “The full year of 2012 and the primary four months of 2013 was an...
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Focus: Breaking Travel News interview: Jonathan Worsley, chairman, Bench Events

December 29, 2013 • admin
Over the past decade Bench events has launched the ultimate in hotel investment events across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Events in Berlin, Moscow, Dubai, Istanbul and Nairobi are actually the definitive meeting places for the hotel investment community to be informed, network, and most significantly to do deals. Here Breaking Travel News sits down with Bench chairman Jonathan Worsley to talk about the impending Arabian Hotel Investment Conference. Breaking Travel News: Preparations are well underway prior to the yearly Arabian Hotel Investment Conference in Dubai. Are you able to let us know what’s new with the convention this year Jonathan Worsley: The format for AHIC 2013 has changed slightly; the conference is now over a two day period. We continually take heed to feedback from our delegates and we...
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